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F. M. JEFFERY.

BUSI'LB. 'No. 379,516. Patented Mar. 18, 1888.

WITNESSES:

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NITED STATES PATENT FRANK M. JEFFERY, OF JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY.

BUSTLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 379,516, dated March 13, 1888. Application filed December 27, 1887. Serial No. 258,991. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK M. JEFFERY, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Jersey City, Hudson county, New Jersey, have invented certain Improvementsin Collapsible Bustles, of which the following is a specifica tion.

My invention relates to that class of bustle wherein torsional springs formed in the frame of the bustle are employed for distending it; and it consists in hinging the intermediate bows on the said torsional springs by means of coils formed on the ends of said bows.

I do not in the present application broadly claim the torsional springs formed in the bustleframe, as this is shown and claimed in my pending application, Serial No. 246,576.

In the annexed drawing, which is a perspective view of a bustle embodying my inprovement, A represents the main upright bow,and A the main horizontal bow. These are made from spring-wire and constitute the frame of the bustle. The upright bow may be ofany form best suited to perform its functions, and to it is secured the belt or waistband O, for attaching the bustle to the person of the wearer. The waistband may be attached to the frame, as seen at c c.

I usually make the frame of a single wire, bending loops in it which are turned inwardly. The sides a a of these loops form torsional springs,\vhich are so arranged as to keep the bustle distended normally. The ends of the wire forming the bustle-frame may bejoined together, as seen at y.

B B are the intermediate bows of the bustle. These are provided with hinging-coils b and b", respectively, which embrace the torsional springs a a and turn thereon. The

number of the spirals forming the coils is not important. I- have shown rather long coils, as these will provide steady bearings.

D D are flexible connectors which couple the bows together, space them properly, and limit the distention of the bustle. These are attached to the bows of the frame at d d.

It is not essential, of course, that the frame shall be made from a single piece of wire.

E is alacing-cord, which is threaded through the bights of the inturned loops forming the springs a a.

It will be seen that the bows proper, B 13*, of the bustle are loosely hinged to the frame, as described, and are held in position by the connectors D. It must be understood that the coils b b are not springs. These coils may be primarily formed and slipped on the wires forming the springs before the frame is completed.

Having thus described my invention, I

claim- In a bustle, the combination,with the main bows A and A of the frame, made of springwi're,with inwardly-turned loops bent therein, forming the torsional springs aa,oftheinterrnediate bows provided with hinging-coils on their ends, which embrace and turn on the said springs, and a flexible connector coupling said main and intermediate bows, substantially as set forth.

In witness whereof I have hereunto signed my name in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

FRANK M. JEFFERY.

Witnesses:

. HENRY OoNNE'r'r, J. D. OAPLINGER. 

